Swimming trunks



U. VACCA SWIMMING TRUNKS Sept. 27, 1949.

2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Nov. 26, 1946 FIG; 4,

Sept.. 27, 1949.

Filed NOV. 26, 1946 U. VACCA SWIMMING TRUNKS 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Siwa/wm mbero Vacca Patented Sept. 27, 1949 UN ITED STAT-ES PATENT OFFICE 2,483,076

SWIMMING TRUNKSVv Umberto Vacca, Brooklyn, N Y` Application November 26, 1946, Serial No. 712,380

Y (Cl. 2-67) 4 Claims.

This inventionl relates generally to the class of apparel and pertains. particularly to improvements in bathing garments.

The presentY invention hasfor a principal object to? provide an improved bathing garmentor bathing. trunks which may be put on at home. under slacks, pantsl or trousers, or a skirt, and latery removed under the garment such as the slacks, pants; etc., so that-a bather can. make changes on the beach without' going into a bath house or similar place and also can avoid the discomfort of having to wear the wet or damp garment home under the street clothes. f

Another object oi the invention is to` provide a bathing lgarment of the character described, which is designed to button up the front and wherein; there is provided' a crotch piece, carried by the back portion of the garmentl and adapted to be joined to the front .portion at bothv sides oi the front division of the garment whereby tol eff-ectively couple together the lower end edges of the iront portion ofthe garment and also to couple the front and back of the garment together in a manner to form leg openings similar to a bathing garment of conventional construction.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a bathing garment of the character stated which is designed to kbe fully opened down the front so that it may be removed under the regu q lar street clothing, wherein thereV is provided aninside shield unit which functions as a breech cloth, one end of which is permanently attached to the garment at the back While the other end is adapted to be coupled with the frontof the garment after the garment has been placed in wearing position and closed.

Other objects and advantages' of the invention will become apparent as the description of thesame 'proceeds and the invention will be best understood from a consideration of the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings forming a part of the specification with the understanding, however, that the invention is not conned' to a strict conformity with the showing oi the drawings but may be changed or modied so long as such changes or modifications mark no material departure from the salient features of the invention as expressed 'the appended claims.

In vthe drawings: Y

Figure 1 is a View in front elevation of a bathing garment constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 isa view in top ,pla-n of the same.

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Figure 3 isv a 'sectional view takenr substantially on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 lis a sectional view taken substantially on theline d-Ilrof Figure 1:.,

Figure 5 is' a lfragmentary section taken..sub stantially on the line-55 of Figure 1.

Figure 6v is a View showing thev garment. fully opened out and looking at the inside of the same..

Figure -7 is a view in front elevation of thegarment partly closed. Referring now more particularlyto the-drawv ings the numeral I0 generally designates the back part or backY panel of they garment. This back panel is of sufficient width to completely cover the width of the Wearers back at or across the buttocks and from the waistl line down to the bottom of the: garment.

Attached to each-vertical side of the back panel along the seam II whichI extends along the sides of the hips,V is one of two .front panels each of which is designatedv I2. These front panels. cover the hips at the front of the wearer and the abdomen. `The vertical free edge portion of one front panel I2 vis provided. through the major portion of its length with the button hole band I3 in which button holes I4 are formed. At the rori of garment this band I3 is covered by the The free vertical edge of the other or opposite front panel I2' has the button band It extending along the major length thereof, to whichare attached' the buttons I1 which eng-age in the button holes I4 to close the garment on the wearer.

As above stated the button hole band I3 and the button carrying band I6 extends through the major portion ofthe vlength of the free edge of the panel to which it is attached, the lower part or the free edge of each panel I2 extending at an ang-leer oblique to the bottomv edge of the panel as indicated at I 8. When the garment is on the Vperson these .edges I8 will assume substantially inverted V relation across the lower part of the frontY of the garment as shown in Figure 1.

The top edges of the panels I Il and I2 are turned `over to form a hem I9 and extending through this hem is an elastic band 20 which draws .the t'op or waist portion of the garment closely about the body of the wearer. There is also secured the hem I9 adjacent to the outer side of each panel I2, anend of a draw string 2l. Such drawstring emerges from the hem adjacent te the vertical free edge of the panel to which it is attached. and vis adapted'to be joined to the op and 2.

The bottom edge of the back panel I has a short portion 22 which lies on the vertical center of the back portion and which has three buttons secured thereto as indicated at 23. These buttons are upon the outer side of this short straight edge portion 22, one being at the center of such portion and the others being at the two ends thereof.

The short angled edge portions I8V lyingY between the bottom edges of the panels I2 and the vertical free edges, each has two button holes 24 which are spaced apart a distance equal to the distance between one of the end buttons 23 and the central button 23. Thus when the garment is closed with the free vertical edges of the front panels i2 `ioined together by engagement of the buttons i7 in the button holes 14, the two button holes 2li of one panel will receive the central and an outer button 23 and the other two button holes 24 will receive the other outer button and the central button 23 in the manner illustrated in Figures 1 and 7.

yThe numeral 25 generally designates a breech cloth or crotch covering unit which when fitted to the body, when the garment is put on, is drawn up relatively closely or tightly to the crotch so as to function as an eiective covering shield. This unit 25 comprises, in a single piece of material, two substantially triangular portions 26 joined together at the small ends thereof as shown in Figure 5. The wide end of one of the two sections is substantially equal to the width of the top of the back panel Hi and is stitched thereto under the hem I9 vas shown inA Figure 6. Y

The transverse edge forming the wide end of the other one of the twovsections 26 is provided with the hem band 2'! through which extends an elastic 28. This hem is also provided with button holes 29, the end ones of which are designed to engage buttons 3o secured to the inner side of the garment hein I9 at opposite sides of the back panel lll as shown in Figure 6 while the contrai one of the three button holes 29 engages over or receives the securing button 3| which is attached to the inner side of the button band I6, .as shown in Figure 3.

The numeral 32 designates a substantially triangular tab of cloth, one of the three sides ofwhich is stitched to the edge 22 of the back portion as most clearly seen in Figure 7. The tip or point of the tab 32 opposite from-the secured edge thereof is sewed to the front triangular portion 25 of the unit 25 as indicated at 33.

The overall length of the unit 25 is such, as previously stated, that when the garment is placed onzthe person the unit 25 will be drawn up tightly against the adjacent surfaces of the body. With the garment thus applied the connecting tab 32 between the shielding unit 25 and the portion of the back panel to which the triangular tab is secured, performs the double function of holding the covering or shielding unit 25 in the proper position and of pulling the bottom edge of the back portion up into crotch covering position as it is shown in Figures l and 'i'.

From the foregoing it will be readily apparent that there is provided in the present inventionv a garment which may be easily and quickly lput onor taken on as desired andrwhich, after being f worn for swimming, can be conveniently removed beneath the regular street clothing thereby mak-r ing it unnecessary. for the wearer to retire to a bath house for this purpose.

I claim:

1. Bathing trunks comprising a back panel, two front panels connected to opposite sides of the back panel, the front panels having free vertical edges adapted to be brought together in garment closed relation at the front of a wearer, means for detachably joining the front panels at the lower ends of said free vertical edges with the bottom edge of the back panel, a breech cloth unit having 'onel end permanently joined to the top of the inside of the back panel, and means for detachably joining an opposite end of said 5 unit to the inside of the top of each front panel.

; 2. Bathing trunks comprising a back panel,

the back panel, the front panels having free vertical edges adapted to be brought together in Cil garment closed relation at the front of a wearer, means for detachably joining the front panels at the lower ends of said free vertical edges with the bottom edge of the back panel, a breech cloth unithaving one end permanently joined to the top of the inside of the back panel, means for detachably connecting an opposite end of said unit to the inside ofthe tops of the front panels, and a connection between said breech cloth unit intermediate its ends and the lower part of the back panel. Y

3. Bathing trunks comprising a back panel, two front panels connected to opposite sides of the back panel, said back panel having a short straight portion in the lower edgemidway between the ends of such edge, the outer portions of thesaid lower edge having an upward divergent relation, the front panels having free vertical edges adapted to be brought together in garment closing relation at the front of the garment, said free vertical edges merging at their lower ends in short angularly related edge portions extending to the bottom edge of the panel, a button secured midway between the ends of the said short loweredge portion of the back panel, abutton secured at each end of the said short lower edge portion, the oblique lower edge portions of the vertical edges being adapted for connection with said buttons to position such edges in the form of an inverted V and to couple the lower free vertical edges of the panels with the lower part of the back panel, a relatively long breech cloth secured at one end to the top edge of the back panel, means for securing the opposite end edge of the cloth to the top edges of the front panels, and means connecting the breech cloth with the said short straight edge portion of the back. panel at substantially midway between the ends of the breech cloth.

4. Bathing trunks comprising'a back panel, two front panels connected to opposite sides of the back panel, said back panel having a short straight portion in the lower edge midway between the ends of such edge, the outer portions of the said lower edge having an upward divergent relation, the front panels having free vertical edges adapted to be brought together `in garment closing relation at vthe front of the garment, said free vertical edges merging at their lower ends in short angularly related edge portions extending tothe bottom edge of the panel, a button secured, midway between the ends of the said short lower edge portion of the back panel, a button secured at each end of the said short lower edge portion, the oblique lower edge portions of the vertical edges being adapted for connection with said buttons to position such ledges in the'formof 'an inverted `V and to couple the lower free vertical edges of the panels with the lower part of the back panel, a relatively long breech cloth joined at one end edge with the top edge of the back panel, means for attaching the opposite end edge of the cloth to the top edges 0f the iront panels, and a substantially triangular tab secured along one edge to the said short straight edge portion of the back panel, the point opposite the said one edge of the triangular tab being attached to the breech cloth.

UMBERTO VACCA.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Number Name Date Uyeda Jan. 6, 1914 Jenkins Mar. 6, 1928 Kessler r July 22, 1930 Kraft Aug. 4, 1942 FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date France Oct. 31,1922 

